Lawn-mower.



PATBNTED MGA, 1908.

J.. H. HOLLAND. LAWN MOWER. y APPLIoATIoN FILED Mms'o, 1907.

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No. 894,887l v PATENTBD AUG. 4, 1908. yJ. H. HOLLAND. v

LAWN MOWER.

APPLIOTIO FILED JAN. 30, 1907.

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JAMES n- HOLLAND, for sHAsrA, cALiroRNrA.

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To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, J AMES H. HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shasta, in the county of Shasta and State of California, have invented la new and useful Improvement in a Lawn-Mower, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates to lawn mowers and more particularly to mowers provided with rotary cutters, the object being to provide a mower which will readily cut'long or short grass, thereby overcoming the di'mculties now existing with mowers of this character.

Another object of my invention is to provide very novel means for preventing the cutter from being operated when -the mower is moved backwardly. y

Another object of my invention-is to provide a lawn mower with a series of rotary cutters which rotate in opposite directions.

VVit-h these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming. a part of this specification :#Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved lawn-mower. Fig. 2 is a Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig'. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig'. 5 is a detail sectional view of one ofthe wheels, and Fig. 6 is a side view of the gear wheel showing the ratchet face.

In constructing my lawn mower I employ a pair of ordinary drive wheelsA and B provided with the usual internal rack and having hub portions A and B. Tithin these hubs are loosely journaled sleeves C and D which carry, respectively, at their opposing ends disks D, said disks resting within the wheels A and B. -A plate E extends from one wheel to the other and has its end portions bent at right angles to the bodyportion of the plate, and said end portions are secured to the disksl). An operating handle G has its lowerk end portion secured to metal arms G the end portions of which are curved and-the outer ends of these arms rest adjacent the end portions of the plate E and are pivotally mounted upon bolts F, which bolts pass through the hub A andkB, re'

spectively, and also serve to secure together the arms G', the plate E and the disks D, without, of course, interfering' with the swinging movement of the handle G. ln the Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed anuary 430, 1907. Serial No. 354,849.

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disks Dare journaled end portions of a shaft H which shaft carries within the Vwheels A and B gear wheels which mesh with and are driven by the internal rack of the said drive wheels. The shaft H is arranged beneath the plate E and is inclosed in a suitable casing the top of which is formed by said plate E and the sides and bottom of which are formed by a U'-shape casing I. The outer faces of the gears X are provided with curved cam slots X. The outer end portions ofthe shaft H carry suitable angled dogs H which normally 'rest upon the strips forming the bottoms of the sockets X, said dogs being held in engagement with these ratchet sockets by means of coil springs X2 which press respectively against the disks D and the gear wheels X, said gear wheels being keyed or otherwise slidably mounted upon the shaft H. By means of this construction, rotation of the shaft H is permitted only when the mower is moved in a forward direction,

Bevel gear wheels H2, H3, H4 and H5 are iixed upon the shaft H, being arranged in pairs, the gear wheels of each pair being oppositely arranged. These bevel gear wheels mesh respectively with bevel gears J K, L and M which are carried vby shafts J, K, L and M, which shafts are arranged at right angles to the shaft H and extend downwardly the plate E. Cutting disks N, O, P and Q are secured upon the upper faces of the plate E, being fastened to said plate by suit able screws R and with the plate E form the bearings in which the last mentioned bevel. gears rotate. These disks have saw-teeth formed upon their front edges, said teeth extending around said disks about one hundred and eighty degrees. These disks are also arranged in pairs each pair consisting of disks having saw-teeth pointing in different direcy tions. The upper portions of the shafts J, K, L and M are squared and upon th em are mounted toothed cutting disks J2, K2, L2 and M2 provided with suitable washers J 3, K3, L3 and M3, said washers being provided with central bosses to receive the upper portions of the shafts J, K, L and M. rl`he teeth of these last mentioned cutting disks which will be termed the rotatable disks, are also angled and the mentioned disks' and partially beneath the fixed disks are fixed forwardly extending tapering guide iingers S, said ingers being l of the plate, set in suitable transverse grooves formed in the plate E, the object of said fingers being to guide the grass to the cutting disks.

What I claim is z- A lawn mower comprising drive wheels provided with internal racks and hub portions, sleeves fitting loosely within said hub portions, disks carried by said sleeves, a plate extending between said wheels and a pivot bolt passing through each sleeve, said bolts holding the arms ol" the handle to the plate and servingT as pivots for said handle, a shaft journaled in said disks, gear wheels carried by said shaft and meshing with the internal rack, cutters mounted upon the plate and means carried by said shaft for rotating said cutters during forward movement of the machine.

JAMES ll. HOLLAND.

having angled end portions secured to said Witnesses: disks, a handle, curved arms secured to the JAMES E. lsAACs, handle and overlapping the angled portions l E. L. BAILEY. 

